This creates a selection of our posts about our bobcat rehab work and is non political.
Mange in Bobcats: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Mange is a skin condition that affects various animals, including bobcats. It’s an issue that’s not just isolated to the individual animal but can have more extensive repercussions on the entire ecosystem. In the interest of creating a world where all wild cats live free and healthy, let’s…
Approx. date of birth: April 15, 2023 Date of rescue: April 28, 2023 Date released back to the wild: October 12, 2023 Dutton crossed Rainbow Bridge: May 13, 2023 On Friday April 28, 2023 we received a call about 4 baby bobcat kittens in need of rescue in South Florida. A large tract of land…
Big Cat Rescue Rehabilitates Bobcats for Release Back to the Wild Watch our Rehab Bobcats LIVE on this high-quality xplore.org webcam: https://explore.org/live-cams/player/big-cat-rescue-bobcat-rehab-and-release If you cannot remember the log link here is a shortcut that is easier to remember go to BigCatCams.com and look for the Bobcat Rehab web cam link. Wild bobcats come to Big Cat…
Once there was a bobcat named Aries (after the Greek god of War and COURAGE), a wild and fiercely independent creature that roamed the verdant expanses of Florida. Aries was a strong and healthy young adult bobcat, a deft hunter, and a master of his own territory. One terrible day, though, his free-roaming life took…
Kamau (meaning quiet warrior), (pronounced “come out” without the “t”) rehab bobcat Male bobcat Approx age 1.5-2 years old Rescued June 3, 2023 Release back to the wild: July 25, 2023 June 3, 2023 New bobcat alert, by Jamie Veronica ~ This young adult bobcat was found lying on the side of a busy highway this morning….
Male Approximate date of birth: June 8, 2021 Arrived: April 7, 2022 Release back to the wild: August 20, 2022 Out goes one, in comes another. Malaya bobcat was released back to the wild less than 12 hours ago! Tonight we got a call and picked up this starving young bobcat late this evening. He…
Kekoa (pronounced Keh-Ko-a), Hawaiian for “the warrior” Male Date of birth: May 24, 2022 Date of arrival: July 23, 2022 Date of release back to the wild: December 8, 2022 INCOMING REHAB BOBCAT ALERT! Meet our newest rehab bobcat Kekoa (pronounced Keh-Ko-a Hawaiian for “the warrior”). Kekoa was found under a car in a parking…
Female bobcat Approx. DOB 7/1/2015Arrived at Big Cat Rescue on 11/11/2015 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge on December 14, 2023 Mrs Claws was rescued from Christmas, FL along with a male bobcat named Mr. Claws. Find out more about him at https://bigcatrescue.org/the-claws/ It is always our goal to send wild born cats back to the…
Male bobcat Date of Birth: March 31, 2019Rescued June 30, 2019 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge on December 14, 2023 Meet Flint! Flint’s First week has shown a lot of improvement, check out this video of his first week in rehab. Watch him go from not being able to walk to wrestling with his…
Female bobcat Rescued 02/13/2022Approx date of birth: 2016 Became a permanent resident: April 6, 2022-deemed unreleaseable by Dr. Boorstein and the FWC Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge November 30, 2023 Val (short for Valentine) was rescued today after being shot by a farmer yesterday for killing their chickens. She also has a lame front…